MLB Player News
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Jordan Westburg 2B | BAL
Orioles' Jordan Westburg: Breather Friday
Westburg is not in the starting lineup Friday against the Twins, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Westburg will head to the bench for the first time since being called up Monday after he went 5-for-12 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored over his first three career big-league contests. Adam Frazier will start at second base and bat eighth in the series opener with Minnesota.
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Ha-seong Kim 2B | ATL
Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Taking seat Friday
Kim is absent from the lineup for Friday's tilt in Cincinnati.
Reds starter Graham Ashcraft has had a more difficult time against right-handed batters in his two seasons, although his splits are pretty even in 2023 (and bad against both righties and lefties). The Padres will go with the left-handed hitting Rougned Odor at second base Friday as Kim gets some rest.
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Enmanuel Valdez 2B | PIT
Red Sox's Enmanuel Valdez: Goes on IL at Triple-A
Valdez was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Worcester on Thursday with left thumb inflammation.
Valdez was initially injured early last week and made a brief, unsuccessful return for two games before the decision was made to shut him down him. The infielder had homered in four of his first seven contests since his demotion before getting hurt and might have been poised for a promotion with Pablo Reyes (abdomen) also injured for Boston.
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Ha-seong Kim 2B | ATL
Padres' Ha-Seong Kim: Launches ninth homer
Kim went 2-for-3 with a homer, a double and two RBI in Thursday's loss to the Pirates.
Kim put the Padres on the board with a sacrifice fly in the top of the second before launching a solo shot in the fourth to make it a 4-0 lead. It was the second baseman's fourth home run in his last seven games while he's also recorded three multi-hit games over that stretch to go along with nine RBI and six runs scored.
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Brice Turang 2B | MIL
Brewers' Brice Turang: Returns to majors
Milwaukee recalled Turang from Triple-A Nashville on Thursday.
Turang made the Opening Day roster out of Brewers camp this spring but got demoted to the minors in early June after slashing just .205/.254/.307 across his first 177 major-league plate appearances. He then put up a .927 OPS with three homers and two steals in 15 games at Triple-A to push his way back to the bigs. The 23-year-old has good speed and a bit of power, though he might not play regularly enough to offer mixed-league fantasy appeal.
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Luis Urias 2B | ATH
Brewers' Luis Urias: Optioned to Nashville
Milwaukee optioned Urias to Triple-A Nashville on Thursday.
Urias missed all of April and May due to a severe hamstring strain and has not been able to get it going here in June, so he'll head to the minors to face some lesser competition. Brice Turang is returning to the Brewers in a corresponding roster move.
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Zach Remillard 2B | CHW
White Sox's Zach Remillard: Jumps to leadoff spot
Remillard is starting at second base and batting leadoff Thursday against the Angels.
It's his second straight start at second base and his first appearance atop the White Sox lineup. The 29-year-old boasts a .385/.407/.423 batting line through his first 28 major-league plate appearances and could continue to steal playing time from the struggling Elvis Andrus, though Remillard's lackluster minor-league numbers suggest that he is eventually going to run into serious regression.
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Elvis Andrus 2B | ARI
White Sox's Elvis Andrus: Sits again Thursday
Andrus is absent from the lineup again Thursday versus the Angels.
Zach Remillard will cover second base and bat leadoff against the Angels and left-hander Patrick Sandoval. Andrus, who also sat in favor of Remillard on Wednesday, is slashing just .200/.276/.262 across 218 plate appearances this year.
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Yonny Hernandez 2B | NYM
Dodgers' Yonny Hernandez: Drives home three Wednesday
Hernandez went 1-for-3 with three RBI in a loss to the Rockies on Wednesday.
Hernandez notched his first runs batted in of the campaign with a two-run single in the fourth inning and added a sacrifice fly in the eighth. The 25-year-old is up with the Dodgers as a fill-in for utility man Chris Taylor, who is on the injured list with a knee injury. Wednesday was Hernandez's first appearance in a game since he was called up Sunday, and he may see infrequent opportunities while he's with the big club.